Post #197768 by TikiKini on Sat, Nov 12, 2005 9:53 PM

Okay, so we ripped out all the camelia bushes and got rid of the pink & white rock "garden" that was here when we moved in a year ago. Put in a small lawn and patio, kept a large orange tree. Now on to creating a tropical garden... We were inspired after a trip to GoldenGate Palms & Exotics in Richmond and Jurrasic Palms in Albany -- purchased five majesty palms, an abyssian banana, blood banana, & chinese yellow banana, as well a couple of cannas for the sunny side of the yard. But what do we put around the orange tree? Besides the shade from the orange, there is a huge redwood in our neighbor's yard. I was thinking of kaffir lily and some ferns, but is there a good groundcover that might work under the tree? Also, I have an afternoon sun spot next to the house where I was thinking about putting a banana shrub (michelia figo) or something else that would smell good through the windows -- any suggestions? Thanks.